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Informing project design and long-term monitoring and adaptive management of large-scale ecosystem restoration to maximize natural resource benefits through the protection and enhancement of seagrass habitat at the Chandeleur Islands, LA

Implementing Organization

University of Southern Mississippi

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$1,734,775

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Funding Program

The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 4: NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Environmental Research

Targeted Resources

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

Project Description

In their efforts to restore the Chandeleur Islands off coastal Louisiana, natural resource agencies must use the best available science and develop a long-term monitoring and adaptive management plan that maximizes benefits for key natural resources, in particular seagrass. The project team will collect spatial and temporal data at population and landscape levels to determine disturbance impacts and build on existing numerical models to better assess resilience capacity for seagrass habitats adjacent to the islands.

Contact

Kelly Darnell
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kelly.darnell@usm.edu
Project Website
Project Partners

The Water Institute of the Gulf, Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Affiliated Institutions

None

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